Cynical Therories Flashcards
Define: “venial”
of a kind that can be remitted, forgivable, pardonable
also…. meriting no censure or notice : excusable
Define: “subaltern”
of lower status
“the private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family”
Define: “tendentious”
of a speech, piece of writing, theory, etc.) expressing a strong opinion that people are likely to disagree with
synomyn: controversial
Define: “catachresis”
the use of a word in a way that is not correct
Define “essentialism”
the view that objects have a set of attributes that are necessary to their identity
Define: “elision”
the omission of sounds, syllables or words in speech. This is done to make the language easier to say, and faster.
example: fish “n” chips
Define: “thematic”
connected with the theme or themes of something
Define: “pejorative”
a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism
synonym: derogatory
Define: “putatively”
believed to be the person or thing mentioned
“the putative father of this child”
synonym: presumed
Define: “reify”
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
“these instincts are, in humans, reified as verbal constructs”
Define: “progenitor”
a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to
“He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors”
synonym: ancestor
Define: “esoteric”
likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest
Define: “epistemological”
relating to the part of philosophy that deals with knowledge”relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion
“what epistemological foundation is there for such an artificial discrimination?”
Define: “trope”
a word or phrase that is used in a way that is different from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental image or effect.
metaphors and similes are tropes.
Define: “paradigmatic”
(specialist or formal) that is a typical example or pattern of something
Silicon Valley is the paradigmatic example of the new US economy, which relies on high-tech industries for growth.
